Saint Anne
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According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing,
Greek icon of Saint Anne with the Virgin, by Angelos Akotantos (c. 1420–1450)
Masolino and Masaccio, Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (c. 1424), Uffizi, Florence
Birth of St. Anne, by Adriaen van Overbeke (c. 1521–1525)
Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem, c. 1140
Joachim and Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate is a narrative of the parents of the Virgin Mary, Joachim and Anne meeting at the Golden Gate of Jerusalem, upon learning that she will bear a child. It is
Giotto di Bondone, Legend of St Joachim, Meeting at the Golden Gate, 1305, in the Scrovegni Chapel, is an early Western depiction of the scene.
Russian icon, perhaps before 1169
Master of the Golden Gate, late 14th century
Carpaccio, with Saint Louis IX and Saint Liberata.